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There were over 46 aftershocks in the area following the initial quake, with a further earthquake measuring 6.7 occuring off the coast of West Sumatra the following day.2007-09-25T23:23+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c005a7015c4d62b3d354dea22e0b12e2NaturalDisastersHorizontalMattersEchoFoodSecurityFoodAid20070925232300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/THOU-77D4JG?OpenDocumentNATIONAL RESPONSE 4. Governor of Bengkulu visited Lais sub district of Bengkulu Utara district to verify data of damaged infrastructures and evaluate the needs and response measures. The West Sumatera government is to complete an evacuation system for its coastline inhabitants. 5.2007-09-25T09:21+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-8493e9c3a73a120d5c6da58caa082f3cNaturalDisastersUNbodiesHorizontalMattersEcho20070925092100http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2007/09/25/123991/Strong%2Dearthquake.htmA 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Monday struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorology agency said. The quake was centered 30 kilometers (19 miles) under the seabed around 233 kilometers northeast of the town of Lais in Bengkulu province, it said in a statement.2007-09-25T05:36+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-deb67d04d8fd28c84e7457e01479e3b5NaturalDisasters20070925053600http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/NewsBreak/20070924102440/Article/index_htmlA tectonic earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck a region 43 kilometres southwest of Madiun, East Java, on Sunday at 10.29 p.m West Indonesia Time, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said. According to a report by Indonesia’s ANTARA news agency, the BMG, through the....2007-09-24T17:44+0200nstennst-7b62fc50e79071001fd9cd7d1b409e4720070924174400http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK132598.htmJAKARTA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rattled Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday, close to the area that was shaken by a powerful quake nearly two weeks ago, the meteorology agency said. The earthquake hit at 0815 GMT, at a depth of 30 km (18.2007-09-24T11:26+0200alertnetenalertnet-5e4ee9a7f85fd5a8ad1257e7b57905ecNaturalDisasters20070924112600http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070924/reuters-en-c635631ed27720c96b557d4a37645e50.htmlJAKARTA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rattled Indonesia's Sumatra island on Monday, close to the area that was shaken by a powerful quake nearly two weeks ago, the meteorology agency said. The earthquake hit at 0815 GMT, at a depth of 30 km (18.2007-09-24T11:24+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-c635631ed27720c96b557d4a37645e50NaturalDisasters20070924112400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-779TD9?OpenDocumentThe other damaged facilities include houses for doctors and paramedics, district health offices, pharmacy warehouses and health education institution. 5. UN OCHA staff assessing the Mentawai Islands reported 542 severely damaged and 593 slightly damaged houses, 19 heavily damaged and 6 mildly....2007-09-22T00:54+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-39a3ac371e39c7436eea9d59b5a0c1d0Echo20070922005400http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-779GN3?OpenDocumentThe Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 185 countries. In Brief This Bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the situation and the information available at this time.2007-09-21T16:21+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c2a74b3560fd0502f65644d3cdc5d4c3NaturalDisastersManMadeDisasters20070921162100http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008580994Singapore (AHN) - The Indonesia Meteorology Agency in Jakarta confirmed that an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck West Sumatra on Thursday, the same area as where last week's powerful tremor hit. The earthquake struck at 4:30 p.m, local time, at a depth of 47 miles, the IMA did not issue a tsunami warning.2007-09-20T18:27+0200AHNenAHN-f4ce54614b01d7a3e241febd6c871032NaturalDisasters20070920182700http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-778E77?OpenDocumentOn the 16th of September, AMDA HQ had dispatched a coordinator to the Sumatra Island, Indonesia, in response to the earthquake hit in the southwest of the Sumatra Island at local time, 18:10 on the 12th. According to UNOCHA, the causalities of the earthquake reached 22, and the houses damaged were more than 45,000 (as of 9/17).2007-09-20T14:47+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-a57e28bf6bc1fde5ce6bc5fecb9ea016NaturalDisastersTREN-Security20070920144700http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-09-20-indonesia-quake_N.htm?csp=34A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage ...2007-09-20T12:58+0200usaTodayenusaToday-98dfa45fc0308b55852ce2f99555bfb3NaturalDisasters20070920125800http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Sep/20/br/br0768215934.htmlPosted at 12:17 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2007 No tsunami threat from latest Indonesia quake Advertiser Staff The 6.7 earthquake that struck Indonesia last night poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii or the Pacific coastlines the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The earthquake was located outside the Pacific 2.2007-09-20T12:37+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-c8128d0205ecb609dc07cf75cbd84410NaturalDisasters20070920123700http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Sep/20/br/br1803425697.htmlPosted at 12:13 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2007 6.7 quake hits Indonesia, no damages reported Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck at 10:31 p.2007-09-20T12:37+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-4c24647c1ea2a3373ad8d8657dd566f9NaturalDisasters20070920123700http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070920/ap-en-e7bb8dd4b52e5f920cfeb88600cf260b.htmlEds: FIXES to add name of agency. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, an official said. The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck at 3:31 p.m.2007-09-20T11:53+0200ap-enenap-en-e7bb8dd4b52e5f920cfeb88600cf260bNaturalDisasters20070920115300http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/070920/dpa-en-c002a1fdec96364344616ce8d427188c.htmlJakarta (dpa) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Thursday, the same area hit by a powerful tremor last week that killed 24 people and injured more than 115, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.2007-09-20T11:49+0200dpa-enendpa-en-c002a1fdec96364344616ce8d427188cNaturalDisasters20070920114900http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070920/ap-en-ffb842fe40c0419514543d7ad8cf9945.htmlEds: RETRANSMITS to fix slug JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck at 3:31 p.m. (0831 GMT) was centered 76 kilometers (47 miles)....2007-09-20T11:35+0200ap-enenap-en-ffb842fe40c0419514543d7ad8cf9945NaturalDisasters20070920113500http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070920/ap-en-a0f7a06c620a98c289d91de5dfba4167.htmlJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck at 3:31 p.m. (0831 GMT) was centered 76 kilometers (47 miles) under the earth's surface,....2007-09-20T11:33+0200ap-enenap-en-a0f7a06c620a98c289d91de5dfba4167NaturalDisasters20070920113300http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSJAK8102720070920?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsJAKARTA (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.2007-09-20T11:24+0200reutersenreuters-3979f0196fea9c5aac43abc415884ed7NaturalDisasters20070920112400http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/20/worldupdates/2007-09-20T143504Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-296370-2&sec=WorldupdatesJAKARTA (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.2007-09-20T11:21+0200thestarenthestar-ab3c412cfac9a8af34bd7cdb5834d89bNaturalDisasters20070920112100http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK105890.htm(Adds background) JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The quake struck at 0831 GMT, at a depth of 76 km, (47 mile) but....2007-09-20T11:13+0200alertnetenalertnet-f881bdda6e7f946b380b4ab0f9b5da7cNaturalDisasters20070920111300http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK81027.htmWorkers prepare a tsunami early warning system buoy on search vessel Baruna Jaya III, off Jakarta's harbour, September 19, 2007. Indonesia will install the third tsunami detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra, an official said on Wednesday, after a strong quake killed more than 20....2007-09-20T11:13+0200alertnetenalertnet-aad159a629460af9b23c02d4bb1030d8NaturalDisasters20070920111300http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070920/reuters-en-281687bbd0e544d5fc0d79eb93259d37.htmlJAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Thursday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The quake struck at 0831 GMT, at a depth of 76 km, but the agency did not issue a tsunami....2007-09-20T10:47+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-281687bbd0e544d5fc0d79eb93259d37NaturalDisasters20070920104700http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2007/09/20/123345/Strong%2Dearthquake.htmA strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, but there were no reports of any damage. The 6.1-magnitude hit 190 kilometers northwest of Bengkulu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.2007-09-20T05:47+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-a10e6ad9c9cbf99a0c99b02f9991e6aaNaturalDisasters20070920054700http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Columns/20070920074738/Article/index_htmlTHE powerful 8.4 earthquake which struck Indonesia's west coast of Sumatra last week was the strongest to occur anywhere in the world this year - hundreds of houses and buildings collapsed like packs of cards. The disaster is another frightening reminder of Indonesia's vulnerability to seismic....2007-09-20T02:43+0200nstennst-b05328516dcba3b484dd4d1aa9ae0cf9ManMadeDisastersNuclearTechnologyForesightJRCSafeguardsEnergyAlternativeEnergyNaturalDisastersTerroristAttack20070920024300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TBRL-777QF2?OpenDocumentSITUATION: Another strong earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. No tsunami warning was issued, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake follows an 8.2007-09-20T00:46+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-d3b04e23a4c91611c1d48bf3b84430c9NaturalDisasters20070920004600http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1025223JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra Island Wednesday, but there were no reports of any damage.2007-09-19T22:31+0200caycompassencaycompass-7e929db58bbdd82b9d7391fc4aa54cf4NaturalDisasters20070919223100http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-777GWB?OpenDocumentGeneral Situation People are starting to clear the rubble after an 8.4 earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, causing scores of buildings to collapse. The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks ranging in intensity from 4.9 to 7.8.2007-09-19T16:44+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-30a1f90a6722438b1d7ecb622151be66NaturalDisasters20070919164400http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=85466A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Wednesday, US Geological Survey said on its web site. There are no immediate reports of any casualties or damage. The 6.1-magnitude hit 115 miles northwest of Bengkulu and was felt in cities along Sumatra's west coast. The temblor w...2007-09-19T16:40+0200noviniteennovinite-3df651b144b5c3f0a6a8ff2ef9ca7ea2NaturalDisasters20070919164000http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Sep/19/br/br6095124738.htmlPosted at 1:25 a.m., Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6.1 earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island today, but there were no reports of any damage. The 6.1-magnitude hit 115 miles northwest of Bengkulu, the U.2007-09-19T14:04+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-898dd183aa5306a28e08fa723f8606b9NaturalDisasters20070919140400http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/NewsBreak/20070919190147/Article/index_htmlA strong earthquake rocked Indonesia’s island of Sumatra today, but no tsunami warning was issued and no damage or casualties were reported. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake, centered 26 kilometres under the seabed some 164 kilometres northwest of Lais in Bengkulu province, struck at 2:27 pm (0727....2007-09-19T13:12+0200nstennst-bb7956831eaa421b65789a4c863e277cNaturalDisasters20070919131200http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/070919/dpa-en-7f519d121eb9bb17cb2533999649091d.htmlJakarta (dpa) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Wednesday, the same area hit by a powerful tremor last week that killed 24 people and injured more than 115, Indonesia's meteorology agency said.2007-09-19T12:23+0200dpa-enendpa-en-7f519d121eb9bb17cb2533999649091dNaturalDisasters20070919122300http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/070919/dpa-en-a89ff2cdfe38ab14491b48bcb0eacd0a.htmlJakarta (dpa) - Indonesia plans to install a US-donated tsunami-detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra Island after a powerful earthquake last week killed at least 23 people, an official said Wednesday. The US embassy was scheduled to hand over the latest buoy to the....2007-09-19T11:51+0200dpa-enendpa-en-a89ff2cdfe38ab14491b48bcb0eacd0aMaritimeSafetyWorldNaturalDisasters20070919115100http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/070919/ap-en-fa97f2266fbf4595fb5e6c3e6871038a.htmlJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, but there were no reports of any damage. The 6.1-magnitude hit 190 kilometers (115 miles) northwest of Bengkulu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.2007-09-19T11:15+0200ap-enenap-en-fa97f2266fbf4595fb5e6c3e6871038aNaturalDisasters20070919111500http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22446031-23109,00.htmlAN earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted western Sumatra today, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. 6:03pm (AEST)2007-09-19T10:13+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-4280ffefa86ba7792ec64dc701abac54NaturalDisasters20070919101300http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK102490.htmJAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted western Sumatra on Wednesday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The quake struck at 0727 GMT, at a depth of 26 km, but the agency did not issue a tsunami....2007-09-19T10:12+0200alertnetenalertnet-1db137c5ab3a2bbc428e0689aa814358NaturalDisasters20070919101200http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070919/reuters-en-d31e120f1fc6d12754056c9b3e456b14.htmlJAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted western Sumatra on Wednesday, striking in the same area as last week's powerful tremor, Indonesia's meteorology agency said. The quake struck at 0727 GMT, at a depth of 26 km, but the agency did not issue a....2007-09-19T09:57+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-d31e120f1fc6d12754056c9b3e456b14NaturalDisasters20070919095700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK95011.htmJAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia will install a third tsunami detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra, an official said on Wednesday, after a strong quake killed more than 20 people and damaged thousands of homes there last week.2007-09-19T09:42+0200alertnetenalertnet-96a0907c9d7622dfd4f9741a0d8e9068NaturalDisasters20070919094200http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/070919/reuters-en-f74a29c552c8399cc9c6e85bcd4f9f56.htmlJAKARTA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia will install a third tsunami detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra, an official said on Wednesday, after a strong quake killed more than 20 people and damaged thousands of homes there last week.2007-09-19T09:33+0200reuters-enenreuters-en-f74a29c552c8399cc9c6e85bcd4f9f56NaturalDisasters20070919093300